Language code: is
Technical information about ISO 639 language code is
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The table below provides technical details for the Icelandic language, designated by the is code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
|
| Standard | |
| Name | Official Icelandic Native Íslenska |
| Family | Germanic |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | Northern IcelandicSouthern Icelandic |
| Related languages | FaroeseNorwegian (Nynorsk)Old Norse |
| Key facts | Modern Icelanders can read medieval sagas with relative ease due to the language’s conservatismThe Icelandic language committee routinely coins native neologisms such as “tölva” for “computer”The alphabet retains unique letters ð, þ, æ and öMost Icelanders use patronymic or matronymic surnames instead of fixed family namesVoiceless stops are frequently pre-aspirated, giving Icelandic a distinctive sound |
| Sample phrase | Halló, hvernig hefur þú það? |
| Character encodings | |
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Icelandic belongs to the Indo-European language family, more specifically to the Germanic subgroup. It is the official language in Iceland and is written using the Latin script, specifically the Icelandic alphabet. It is estimated that there are more than 300,000 speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
Speakers
300K
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Icelandic speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
Related locale codes
is-IS – Icelandic (Iceland)
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- What is Localizely?
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- Reports and Statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
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- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ